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If you’re an ebook publisher, there are several choices available for where you can sell your ebooks. One is through your webpage by selling directly online. It can be in the form of a PFD. The important thing is not to forget to place a shopping cart button or a Paypal link for the readers to easily purchase when they feel like they want to read your ebook right away (perhaps they were enticed by the synopsis that you wrote!). So instead of just visiting, they ordered, and they get a link that you can press to download the ebook – you are all set! You only need to ensure that your site is running regularly and efficiently.

This is beneficial for you because you are in control of the process, and you get all the details on the customers. You can charge these buyers for a little more; you will soon realize that directly selling on an online website gives you the chance to make a markup of about twice the original price.

Selling On Amazon

One of the most convenient ways to sell your ebook is through Amazon. Perhaps you have tried ordering books and other products from Amazon, but it’s different in some ways it is different. With Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, your reach is so much further compared to other ways of expanding your potential readers. There are nearly 90 million active American Readers – that is how large your potential audience is because that is how many Americans visit sites like Amazon. Evidence revealed that about 40% of daily ebook purchases on the site are from self-published titles.

You may not be generating more income when you market on your website, but on the upside, you have a greater opportunity to reach a reading audience that you wouldn’t otherwise have contact with. Additionally, the process of marketing on Kindle is simple and concise. You need to register and then upload your works. Kindle is responsible for converting them to their corresponding propriety structure. With that, you are ready to market and grow your ebook writing business through Amazon.

Doing Both Options

First, release your ebooks on Amazon, thinking of it as simply a source of traffic and online publicity, so that people can find you. You generate income and make profits from the ebook. Once you have established a profile on Amazon, use this to bring readers back to your webpage and include them in your email list.

Also, a very effective way to entice people to visit your webpage is through free bonus offers. You can place them inside your ebook while it’s sold on Amazon, and then once they purchase, they can claim their offer on your webpage and give out their email addresses. Once they’re there on the list, you can do all the followups and additional marketing from your webpage and at a higher price. You’re using both options maximally!

Conclusion

If you’re about to sell or launch your ebook, read these options once or twice, and maybe learn a thing or two before going through the sale. You’ll find that these are words of wisdom that will help you succeed and get that sale!

 

 

 

 

In the conventional publishing world, the publishers don’t advertise or promote a large portion of the books that they make available in the market. That is an old secret that only seasoned and renowned authors have realized. However, if you’re an ebook publisher, you will appreciate having this same hold over your marketing plan and strategy. You have a lot of choices, and you wouldn’t have any problems looking for ways to introduce your titles out into the virtual and real world. You’ll be able to catch the attention of your reading audience in no time.

Most experts suggest using a multichannel strategy, which is marketing from various angles. One of the most powerful is social media, of course. Take advantage of your Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook page to get the ebook launch out and reach as many people as you can. When it’s published, share it on Facebook, along with the link to your webpage and some details on how to purchase. But this is not enough, though. You have to create a sensation around your ebook, something that would encourage your friends and their friends about it and will be excited to spread the news. Maybe post a small part of the blurb on your page or do a contest and give rewards or prizes. Be creative with your marketing.

Another tool for promoting your ebook is on your blog site and on forums that are associated with the topic of your ebook. Get into the conversations and inform the people about it. Also, don’t underestimate the power of your email list. It can reach hundreds, even thousands.

Finally, giving the first chapter of your ebook for free is a great promotion and it wouldn’t hurt your sales at all. In fact, this will get your readers bent on wanting more of it, which is why they will purchase the rest of the ebook. You just need to be proactive about your marketing plan and consistently create buzz for your book. And don’t forget the power of Amazon. If you’re selling there, you can pay for ads directly on the site to advertise your ebooks to a highly specific reading audience.

Ebook Dos And Don’ts

Before anything, do keep in mind that you won’t make money with ebooks overnight. You can’t just get them out there and expect to make a profit. It’s quite a hard endeavor, but if you are aware of some dos and don’ts, you might have an easier time promoting your book successfully and generating sales.

Don’t Stress Over It Too Much. Yes, you’re writing an ebook and launching it soon, but you don’t have to stress too much about it. If you have a structured plan ready and working, you can have it done and get it out on a sale. Just make sure that you outline, including a date for when you’re going to start writing and your list of marketing strategies and the dates of when you need to do them. It would also help to have a goal on the publication date. See to it that you spend some time each day for doing the tasks on your plan. Don’t work on it when you’re just ‘feeling the vibe.’ Follow your schedule.

Do Pick A Topic That You Have Knowledge On. You want to show the audience that you are confident and passionate about your ebook, which is why you have to write something that you know about, or else you won’t be believable. Don’t choose a best-selling topic, but you have no idea what it’s about because it won’t matter anyway.

Don’t Forget To Proofread – Always. Editing and proofreading are among the most sensitive and time-consuming tasks in the whole writing process. You are encouraged to be meticulous in your grammar, spelling, and sentence construction. It is wise to hire a professional editor that could go over your ebook just before you publish it. It would be devastating to release a book containing errors – even just one or two matters. When a reader sees mistakes in spelling and grammar, their confidence in you wanes, and they won’t be giving you good reviews, that’s for sure.

Do Make Your Best Layout And Cover Page. Don’t show your readers and the world that you’re a novice. Instead, make it look like you’re a pro by hiring a graphic designer who has created webpages of some popular companies. You can ask their opinion on a great-looking cover in a way that you wouldn’t have to pay a lot. Let him know that you appreciate his expert advice that you will owe him, especially if the ebook launching becomes a success.

 

Conclusion

The guidelines are just reminders so that you can avoid blunders that most starter writers commit when they get too excited and impulsive. Just take it slowly but surely. It’s a cliché, but it works almost always!

 

 

 

 

 

Once your marketing plan has kick-started, it’s time to write. But before anything, you better read and keep in mind these ebook writing blunders that you should avoid.

 

Delivering Content That Is Vague And Insufficient

There are a lot of writers competing against you – directly or indirectly – so writing insufficiently just wouldn’t work for you. What does insufficient mean here? Unclear content looks unoriginal and doesn’t give justice to the title of the ebook.

 

Great ebook content perks the interest of the readers right from the first few pages, encouraging them to share what they’re reading with others. When they share it, that’s when your ebook is generating success and becomes a lead magnet.

 

Giving Too Much Of It

Of course, this is the total opposite of the first problem, when the writer wants to answer all his readers’ questions in one ebook. Please don’t do it. Take the questions one ebook at a time, so you’re leaving your readers waiting for your continuation. They’ll want more because they’re realized that you answered one of their many questions descriptively and comprehensively.

 

Getting Ahead With The Introduction

Contrary to what most novice writers, it is not correct to write the introduction early in the process. You may think that because it’s the intro, you should write it first, but no, that’s not the way to do it. Why? It’s because the introduction must encapsulate or entices the reading audience on what’s in it for them when they read the book. And it would be difficult to look for the most exciting or climax of the book if you aren’t done writing it yet.

 

Not Knowing What Your Topic Is All About

You’ve found the niche that you want to write about – good. But what if you don’t have any idea what it’s about? Solution? Please don’t write about it! If you are interested in something but don’t have the expertise to write about it, then it’ll show, and the audience will sense it in the words that you choose to use – even in the tone of the content. It’ll only damage the reputation that you’re trying to build – and you haven’t built it up yet.

 

When you choose a niche, pick something that you have extensive knowledge of. If you like to write about a topic that you don’t know anything about, you might as well hire a ghostwriter. That way, you have higher chances of getting a good lead magnet. Then you can write your second ebook yourself.

 

Editing While Writing

This is a tempting thing to do as you are writing, but it is such a blunder in that it delays the writing process, and worse, it might even be the reason for not being able to finish the ebook. So the rule is: editing should not be done in conjunction with writing.

 

Assuming That One Draft Is Sufficient

You don’t have to worry if you’ve written your second or third draft. Even seasoned writers do a couple of drafts before they are finally satisfied with the content of their books. Despite having a strong outline, you will still feel the need to make some changes to make some lines clearer and the content even more meaningful and enticing. It would be wise to have your draft approved by your editors in the middle of the writing process.

 

Forgetting To Back It Up

This is one of the most crucial things you need to remember when writing your ebook. There is nothing more devastating than forgetting to make a backup of your draft and your final version in your drive. The regret about losing your project just because you have not saved it will be forever.

 

 

Conclusion

When you’ve taken these blunders by heart, you’re ready to write your first ebook. Good luck!

 

 

 

Have you been wanting to come out of your writing shell and do what most writers now – ebook writing? You have more options because you won’t be limited to connecting your ebook to productions sales or something business-related. Remember, though, that your product will be an ebook, so you’ll have to find topics that sell.

First things first: you’ll need to think of a topic that you are passionate about – your forte. It can be anything from DIY, romance, or self-help. You are your writer, so you can be as versatile as you can be. However, you’ll want to dampen your artistic abilities a little, as you also would like to choose a niche that will not only allow you to be creative but also to guarantee you maximum returns and sales.

Factual Or Fictional?

This is the first question you’ll want to answer before releasing those artistic juices. Knowing what category you want to go into could give you more ideas on what topic to write about and what kind of audience you’ll target. If you find it hard to choose, spend time evaluating your skills. You most probably know what kinds of topics you usually want to write about, so trust your choices. When you’ve finally decided between these two major genres, go into the minor ones. Choose the best topics and topics that are on top of the list of most written niches of all time.

Romance

This is perhaps one of the breeziest niches to go into, and yet this can also be one of the least profitable. An excellent romantic plot is difficult to write about and finish. It’s probably something that a more experienced writer can nail. For novice writers, it would be safer to stick to a different niche, although it can also be one of the best niches for ebooks. When you’ve written two or three niches, you can try taking on this topic. If you can pull off something like Fifty Shades of Grey, then both hands raised for you here!

Paranormal/Thriller

Kids and adults alike love to be scared, which is why this topic is among the most lucrative. There’s a large request for horror ebooks but a very short supply of these. Stephen King And Ann Rice did very well – in fact, they’re bestsellers. They can be your inspiration in writing your horror ebook.

Fantasy

J.K. Rowling is at the top of the list for the best fantasy writers in the world. She and the rest of the gang – Tolkien, Suzanne Collins, and George Martin – had a rich resource of imagery, color, and fantasy worlds that they so effectively create into the real-world for kids and even for adults. We know these worlds do not exist, but the way they described them makes us dream of these worlds as part of our own.

Fantasy is one of the most taxing niches to write in, as it is one of the best topics, and yes, the writing world is full of fantasy writers. But if you keep your storyline strong and colorful, you’ll end up in the bestseller section.

Do-It-Yourself

We owe it to YouTube for making DIY videos and ebooks tremendously popular these days, and it’s going to be around for a long time. DIY ebooks range from cookbooks to home cleaning, down to gardening, and crafting. People love reading about them because they’re close to the hearts of housewives, stay-at-home moms, and even college students who are looking to improve their lives cheaply and conveniently. DIY has also proven to be very effective in marketing products to families and other potential targets.

 

There are many more classifications aside from those mentioned above, but these are the most popular ones and the easiest to focus on. Once you’ve figured out what kind of writer you want to be, you can go ahead and write your heart away!

 

 

 

 

I have always dreamed of being a published writer. The idea of seeing my book in the store shelves with all the other top-selling literary pieces and knowing that my name is embossed across every book gives me chills. (I’m talking about the right kind of chills — not the type that’s caused by hallucinations and makes you need psychologists.) This inspires me to work harder in achieving my dream.

“The sensation of pressure doesn’t have to be negative—it can be a positive challenge and motivating.” –Alicia H. Clark, Psy.D.

Nevertheless, I know that I will not be able to make any progress if I always daydream. I need to write more; I need to create my writing style that readers can appreciate. If you are a regular citizen like me who aspires to be known for his/her outstanding novel, I am going to share some of the tips that I have learned about from various professors and novelists that I have come to know. Read them, breathe them, and flourish to become the best writer that I’m sure you can be.

Know What You Want To Write

Writers are said to be very mysterious people because, really, where do they get the plots that they write about? However, the truth is that they have no secret whatsoever — they happen to know what they want to write about.

As a neophyte in the world of novel writing, ideas will come more natural to you if you are genuinely interested in what you are writing about. Even if it is fiction, it will seem realistic — and not forced — if your heart and mind are both agreeing on the words that effortlessly come out of you.

Learn From The Other Writers

Great writers are avid readers too. Some of the newly published novelists we have just gotten creativeness after reading other writers’ works. Look at E. L. James’ success from her Fifty Shades of Grey book series that continues to gain a lot of popularity worldwide. Probably if not for Twilight series (yes, the one that gave us Edward and Jacob!), she may not have thought of creating Mr. Grey.

I am not telling you to copy what others have done because that will be plagiarism. However, I am telling you to study their writing techniques and then come up with your unique style. If you can do that, you will be one step closer to having a great novel.

Develop Your Characters

You should know the characters in your book more than anyone. It should take place even before you write the actual plot. This way, you will know how to attack the story. As a writer, you are the director, the casting agent, and the screenwriter of this movie-in-paper, so you need to think of all aspects of the book. Nevertheless, I believe that it should be the characters that you spend some time on.

The characters must have a unique personality and problem. Tattooed, brokenhearted men and damsels in distress are already overrated, so the characters in your novel should be different than them.

One thing that I have realized is that you should treat the characters as if they are fascinating people that you have just met. If you are interested to know them, you will want to know more about them, and so you can build their personalities from there. That’s only when you can create a plot around those characters.

“Intellectual wellness is when you recognize your unique talents to be creative and you seek out ways to use your knowledge and skills. When you foster your intellectual wellness, you participate in activities that cultivate mental growth.” –Marjie L. Roddick, MA, NCC, LMHC

Accept Constructive Criticisms

The last thing that may help you immensely on your journey to getting published is to let different people read your manuscript and let them criticize your book. I know how difficult it is to accept others talking negatively about your work. It is comparable to a stranger saying your kid is ugly — totally uncalled for and unacceptable. Despite that, the book is luckily not a living thing, so you can allow other folks to pick it apart and tell you what’s good or bad about it.

Taking constructive criticisms, no matter how hard it is, is essential if you want to improve your skills as a novelist. Your family and friends may become biased, but you can trust strangers to tell you the truth about your book. And you have to let them do that because that’s the only for you to end up with a best-selling one later.

“Acknowledging our own capacity for violence—toward ourselves and others—is the beginning of change for all.” –Karla Helbert, LPC, E-RYT, C-IAYT

Final Thoughts

I can tell you many things about how you can make your plot, but there is no exact formula for having a successful novel. Originality is the key, and these four tips are what you need to jumpstart your career. Good luck!

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